Rubber Association of Singapore (Incorporation) (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 19/1984

Read the first time on 29th June 1984.

An Act to amend the Rubber Association of Singapore (Incorporation) Act (Chapter 200 of the Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Rubber Association of Singapore (Incorporation) (Amendment) Act 1984 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Amendment of section 3

2. Section 3(4) of the Rubber Association of Singapore (Incorporation) Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended by deleting the words “the Deputy Chairman” and substituting the words “a Deputy Chairman”.

Amendment of section 10

3. Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (2) to (6) and substituting the following subsections:

“(2) The Committee shall consist of —

(a)	twelve members to be elected by members of the Association in accordance with the rules; and
(b)	not more than 3 other members to be nominated by the Government,

all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.

(3) The Committee shall from time to time elect from among members appointed under subsection (2)(a) —

(a)	a Chairman;
(b)	a first Deputy Chairman; and
(c)	a second Deputy Chairman,

all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.

(4) Every member of the Committee shall hold office for a term of 2 years unless his appointment is revoked by the Minister or unless he sooner resigns from that office and shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(5) No member shall be appointed Chairman of the Committee for more than 2 consecutive terms.

(6) There shall be not more than 9 alternate members of the Committee of whom 6 members shall be elected by members of the Association in accordance with the rules and one member shall be nominated by the Government for each of the members appointed under subsection (2)(b).

(6A) All alternate members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(6B) Every alternate member of the Committee shall hold office for a term of 2 years unless his appointment is revoked by the Minister or unless he sooner resigns from that office.

(6C) If a member or an alternate member of the Committee resigns, dies or has his appointment revoked or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he has been appointed, the Minister may appoint a person in accordance with the rules to fill the vacancy for the residue of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.”.

Amendment of section 11

4. Section 11 (1) of the principal Act is deleted and the following subsections substituted therefor:

“(1) At every meeting of the Committee 8 members of the Committee shall form a quorum.

(1A) The first Deputy Chairman shall in the absence of the Chairman preside at any meeting of the Committee; and in the absence of both the Chairman and the first Deputy Chairman, the second Deputy Chairman shall preside at the meeting.

(1B) An alternate member of the Committee may attend any meeting of the Committee and, subject to the rules, in the absence of any member of the Committee in respect of whom he is the alternate member shall have the right to vote at the meeting and when so voting shall be deemed to be a member of the Committee.”.

Transitional provisions

5. Until such time as the members of the Management Committee are appointed in accordance with this Act, the persons who are members of the Management Committee immediately before the commencement of this Act shall subject to section 10(8) of the principal Act continue in office.

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